Guatemala earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 52 km S of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 52 km S of Champerico, Guatemala on Fri, Dec 12, 2014, 6:08 AM CST (12:08 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 110 km S of Champerico, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-12-12 12:08:35 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
13.818° N, 91.957° W
Region
Guatemala
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
180°
Stations used
83

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.259 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4311 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.639 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4308 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.776 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4304 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.545 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4303 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.184 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4282 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.950 km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4273 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.391 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4271 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.265 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4269 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.263 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala · 4268 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.478 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4267 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.484 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4267 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.199 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4264 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.582 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 4263 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.9110 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4260 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.544 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala · 4254 days ago · 47 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 4.639 km SSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 4253 days ago · 67 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.257 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4311 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.863 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4313 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.174 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala · 4314 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.460 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4315 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.450 km S of Champerico, Guatemala · 4315 days ago · 50 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.766 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4315 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.2near the coast of Guatemala · 4316 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.259 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4316 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.272 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4316 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.158 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4316 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.146 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4316 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.767 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4316 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.089 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4316 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 6.161 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4316 days ago · 32 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 15
  15. 4.5near the coast of Guatemala · 4316 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 4.454 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4316 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 4.551 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4316 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 4.257 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4316 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 5.950 km S of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 4316 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 17
  20. 4.064 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 4325 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000t5xk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:04 PM UTC.